UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that a future vaccine against the new coronavirus should be considered a "global public good" accessible to all, at the opening of an international summit to raise funds. During this virtual summit bringing together more than 50 countries and more than 35 heads of state and government, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) hopes to raise 7.4 billion dollars to continue the global measles vaccination campaigns, polio or typhoid, largely disrupted by the Covid-19 epidemic.
For the Covid-19 vaccine, the Alliance's goal is to raise two billion dollars. He stressed that with the new coronavirus crisis, vaccination campaigns have been interrupted: "Twenty million children" are not fully vaccinated and "one in five children" are not vaccinated at all. "Let’s find safe ways to continue to vaccinate" despite the pandemic, he urged, and when a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available, let’s make sure everyone has access to it. "
Covid-19 pandemic killed nearly 386,000
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, host of this virtual summit, called for a "new era of global cooperation" in health. The UK is the largest contributor to Gavi to date with £ 1.65 billion (€ 1.85 billion) pledged over the next five years.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed nearly 386,000 lives since the virus first appeared in China in late December, and the race for vaccines and treatments is mobilizing large pharmaceutical companies. "When we have a vaccine, we will want to develop group immunity" by ensuring that it is given to "more than 80% of the population," he added.
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